#496ED5#496ED5

#496ED5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.164 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#496ED5
RGB	rgb(73, 110, 213)
HSL	hsl(224, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(224, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 48.4%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 20.04, -57.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 60.42, 289.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% -0.0103 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.164 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3297, 17.3705, 65.2194)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#496ED5 #D5B049

analogous

#49B4D5 #496ED5 #6A49D5

triadic

#496ED5 #D5496E #6ED549

tetradic

#496ED5 #D549B4 #D5B049 #49D56A

square

#496ED5 #D549B4 #D5B049 #49D56A

split-complementary

#496ED5 #D56A49 #B4D549

monochromatic

#1F3A85 #2A4FB7 #496ED5 #7B96E0 #ACBDEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#496ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#496ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #496ED5

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##496ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##496ED5	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#377AD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ED3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #496ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 110, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.164 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a97e2',
    500: '#496ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #496ed5;
$custom-light: #8a97e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#496ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.143,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5651,
    "c": 0.16364,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#496ED5

secondary

#DACBA0

accent

#BA42E6

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #496ED5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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